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ArticleClinical, cosmetic and investigational dermatology2022

Expression Patterns of Macrophage Migration Inhibitory Factor and Its Gene Variants (MIF-173 G˃C) in Verruca Vulgaris.

Mohammed H Hassan, Sawsan Abuhamdah, Bakheet E M Elsadek, Ashraf Abdelwahab, Tarek Hamdy Abd-Elhamid, Hanan M Fayed, Amany Abbass, Ahmed Alamir Mahmoud Abdallah, Marwa Mohamed, Wafaa Mohamed Abd-Elmagid

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Mohammed H HassanDepartment of Medical Biochemistry, Faculty of Medicine, South Valley University, Qena, 83523, Egypt.ORCID 0000-0003-2698-9438
Sawsan AbuhamdahCollege of Pharmacy, Al Ain University, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.ORCID 0000-0001-5886-5742
Bakheet E M ElsadekDepartment of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Faculty of Pharmacy, Al-Azhar University, Assiut Branch, Assiut, 71524, Egypt.ORCID 0000-0001-5444-0245
Ashraf AbdelwahabDepartment of Dermatology, Venereology and Andrology, Faculty of Medicine, Sohag University, Sohag, Egypt.ORCID 0000-0002-1448-9957
Tarek Hamdy Abd-ElhamidDepartment of Histology and Cell Biology, Faculty of Medicine, Assiut University, Assiut, Egypt.ORCID 0000-0002-3920-6474
Hanan M FayedDepartment of Chemical and Clinical Pathology, Faculty of Medicine, South Valley University, Qena, 83523, Egypt.ORCID 0000-0002-6995-3489
Amany AbbassDepartment of Chemical and Clinical Pathology, Faculty of Medicine, Sohag University, Sohag, Egypt.
Ahmed Alamir Mahmoud AbdallahMedical Biochemistry Department, Faculty of Medicine, Sohag University, Sohag, Egypt.ORCID 0000-0002-9111-6812
Marwa MohamedDepartment of Dermatology, Venereology and Andrology, Faculty of Medicine, Sohag University, Sohag, Egypt.ORCID 0000-0002-5873-3907
Wafaa Mohamed Abd-ElmagidDepartment of Dermatology, Venereology and Andrology, Faculty of Medicine, Sohag University, Sohag, Egypt.
Sohag University · EGSouth Valley University · EGAl-Azhar University · EGAssiut University · EGUniversity of Jordan · JO

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Abstract

Introduction: Verruca vulgaris is a benign hyperkeratotic proliferation of the epidermis. Few studies look at the differences in serum and tissue macrophage migration inhibitory factor (MIF) levels in verruca vulgaris, as well as its gene polymorphisms that have yet to be explored. The current study provided in-depth evaluation of MIF in serum and tissues of patients with verruca vulgaris, and establishes for the first time the possible association of MIF gene polymorphisms with common warts. Methods: This case-control study included 50 patients who were diagnosed clinically as common warts in comparison with 50 age and sex-matched controls. Clinical examination was done on all included cases. Serum MIF was measured using enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA), while its tissue expression was analyzed using Western blotting and immunohistochemical techniques for the included participants. Analysis of MIF-173 G˃C single nucleotide polymorphism was performed by polymerase chain reaction (PCR) using restriction fragment length polymorphism (RFLP) technique. Results: The overall results revealed significantly lower MIF tissue expression in lesional and perilesional skin biopsies from cases compared to the controls using Western blot and immunohistochemical analysis. Yet, the difference in the serum MIF levels between cases and controls was not significant (p ˃ 0.05). GC genotype of the studied MIF rs755622 G>C SNP could be considered as a protective genetic factor against the occurrence of verruca vulgaris among Egyptians with OR (95% CI) equal 0.444 (0.199-0.989). Conclusion: MIF and its genetic variants are thought to play a pathogenic role in verruca vulgaris development and recurrence.

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common wartsimmunohistochemistrymacrophage migration inhibitory factorMIF rs755622 G>C SNPRFLP-PCRwestern blot

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